Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-20
A FEW POLITICS.
SOME NICE LITTLE SCHEMES AND STORIES
GOTTEN UP BY THB REPUBLICANS
To HOOdwink Voters Into Supporting Bennett
The Democratic Candidates WagiDg an
Aggressive Battle.

As the wintry days creep ON apace and
we draw nearer and nearer to the date set
for the city election, things political, be-
come warmer and warmer, and the busy
candidate hustleth himself with increased
energy, spurred on by the ambition to win.
He shakes hands oftener and more vigor-
ously, and smiles so often (the old-fash-
ioLed, legitimate smile), that he can
hardly change the expression of his
smile. Unlike love, success in politics
doesn't come like a summer sigh, softly
DER you stealing, but you've got to steal
success and hold on to it with a dead grip,
and if there is any way under the sun that
the Republicans can steal it, especially the
particular star in that party who again as
pires TO become head of the police depart
ment, it will be stolen, even if the most
undetermined and treacherous methods
must be resorted to. But Captain Tom
won't get there this time, he may depend
upon it; even though certain mem
bers of Captain Smiths police force have
been approached by emissaries of the enemy
and assured that they will not be removed
in event of Captain Benefits election,
should they promise not to work against
him. That is very neat scheme, but 1t
didn't work worth q cent, and, although
not in the shape of q confidential letter, 1t
comes out exposed to the public just the
same, as do many Others about rs bold
and also as Intellectual. A Republican
friend of Mayor Grubb was overheard to
remark the other day to another gentle
man, was was expressing his objection to
Captain Bennett:
'Oh, don't care for Bennett himself. IL
is not for his sake that want to see him
elected If Captain Smith is reelected, II
will be o direct condemnation of Mayor
Grubb's course in the late unpleasantness;
but if Bennett be elected, it will show that
the people condemn Captain Smith, and
uphold the Mayor, and that is exactly what
we are working for"
The story was well told and is quite a
neat little yarn, possessing all the ear
marks of plausibility, but casual OBJ
server can see through the scheme in mo-
ment. Mayor Grub is being used i'll the
story as q tigurehead to extOrt sympathy
and votes from his friends for Captain Ben
nett, and many of them, not stopping to look
into the abSurGity Of the tale or the real
purpose for which it is told, come to the
conclusion that there is q good deal in it,
and that is Just what the sChemers want
them to think.
And while all such schemes as these are
being sprung on the unsuspeCting voters,
Captain Smith is going manfully along and
winning friends every day who will back
him mp at the polls with their votes.
And on this line Hon. C. w. Seabright,
the popular candidate for Mayor, travels.
He is gaining friends rapidly by his square,
upright course, and it is the general Opin-
ion that he will paralyze things on cleo
ton day, and when the returns come
marching in he will be found in the front
ranks, waving Captain DOveners sunny
scalp to the breeZes.
Mr.. 4. F. Thoner is making vigorous
campaign and his good work is telling in
his favor. Tom has lots of nerve and en-
ergy and he uses it TO the best effect.
Things look very much asif he will be our
next City Clerk and if he accompliShes the
feat it will be the biggest success of all.
Then comes the urbane and popular
wharfinaster, John H.. Crockard. AS he
is the candidate OF both parties, of course
he will succeed himself in the duties he
has SD efficiently discharged.
Among the candidates for Council the
fight is almost as earnest, and things look
intensely interesting to a man up tree.
Every Democrat should stand by his
cOlors and let the enemy who are making
such fierce fight to capture the citadel
feel tire full force of the DemOcracy's
united strength.